IPC to Discuss with Counterparts in 1st World Pharmacopoeia Summit

The first World Pharmacopoeia Summit is to be held in Beijing from November 18 to 19. This summit will give India an opportunity to have one-on-one discussion with other standard setting agencies.

The first World Pharmacopoeia Summit is to be held in Beijing, China from November 18 to 19. This summit is expected to be a meeting point where all the world's top standard setting agencies are expected to deliberate on ways to improve the quality of life by finding newer ways to raise the standard of drugs.

This summit is expected to attract a lot of attention as all the major countries will be present under the same roof representing their ideas and opinions on the global requirements and ways to tackle those needs. The first edition is expected to be attended by almost all the leading pharmacopoeia commissions from the 30 plus pharmacopoeia body in the word.

Dr G N Singh, secretary cum scientific director of the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC), said,“This summit w